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Visual Studio 2022 on Windows 11: .gitignore not ignoring obj folder, no other suggestions here work
My VS 2022 solution's .gitignore looks like the following, which is the default created by VS via Tools -> Options -> Source Control -> Git Repository Settings:
## Ignore Visual Studio ...
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location of tasks.vs.json ignored by vs recommended .gitignore
In every .gitignore template for Visual studio (e.g. Here)
the .vs cache directory is marked as to ignore.
but when i create a Task (right click on solution explorer >> Configure tasks), it ...
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How do you add a Visual Studio solution / project to an existing git repo?
So I have an existing git repo full of c code. I want to compile that c code into a .dll, and then add a c# solution utilizing the dll and commit and push the updated code to git so that others can ...
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What are *.userosscache files generated by Visual Studio?
They're mentioned in .gitignore template for Visual Studio, provided by GitHub:
https://github.com/github/gitignore/blame/d0b80a46/VisualStudio.gitignore#L10
But I couldn't google anything ...
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.gitignore include SqlServerTypes folder with all contents
I am using the official Visual Studio .gitignore.
https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/VisualStudio.gitignore
I have projects in a nested folder, say:
/MySolution/src/MyProject1/...
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In a Visual Studio 2022 C# Solution, is it possible to have a local project which is not included in the repository?
I am working on a C# solution which contains multiple projects.
I have one project I am just using as a scratch pad to test things out.
I don't want to include this in the repository as it is not for ...
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.gitignore does not seem to ignore files [duplicate]
I have added a .gitignore into my project, but It seems that It don't ignore certain files:
modified: .gitignore
modified: src/INT.InformationServices.OnePlmSub/Startup.cs
modified: ...
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Hide .gitignored files from visual studio solution explorer
Files with the red "minus" with status "ignored" are being listed in the Solution Explorer. How do I automatically remove them?
This is related to temp files created by Office ...
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Git stages changes that should be ignored by the .gitignore
I've made a Unity Project and want to exclude some folders. I made the .gitignore look like this:
[Ll]ibrary/
[Tt]emp/
[Oo]bj/
[Bb]uild/
[Bb]uilds/
[Ll]ogs/
[Uu]ser[Ss]ettings/
# Visual Studio cache ...
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.gitignore not working with Visual Studio 2019 [duplicate]
I cannot get .gitignore to work with Visual Studio 2019 Community.
Above is an image of the "Team Explorer" tab showing a portion of the list of files which are to be committed. The ...
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.gitignore for Visual Studio cmake - which files should I ignore?
Making a C++ application in Visual Studio 2019 with cmake, Visual Studio generates output in a folder called "out". However, there are some ninja build files like .ninja_deps, rules.ninja, ...
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Should I add other files to git except .cpp?
When I created a C++ console project in Visual Studio, I found that besides .cpp files, I had other files like .sln, .vcxproj, .filters, .user.
Should I add them to Git repo?
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Git keeps tracking undesirable files
Morning
I had had a "project" composed of independent files, when I move it to visual studio the IDE creates lots of files which are useless to the repository.
The Vs project is inside the git folder,...
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Visual studio Ignore the .gitignore file [duplicate]
I add to my project root the .gitignore file but I don't know why I still get the bin and debug folder
here is my .gitignore file
https://github.com/geshtop/5780_final1/blob/master/.gitignore
in the ...
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Specify that a file is Always CopyToOutputDirectory outside of the .csproj file
I have a file I want git to ignore locally (not in .gitignore but in .git/info/exclude), but I also need that file to be copied to bin on build.
Is there a way I can specify that either in a separate ...
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Can a gitignore file have a generic pattern for XML documentation files?
Enable the XML documentation file from the C# Project Properties > Build tab.
Build the project
By default, git will suggest adding this to the repo.
Since it's a build artifact, this is not desired....
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.gitignore file not ignoring VS files [duplicate]
I have inherited a Visual Studio project, and the git repo did not include a .gitignore file. I downloaded the one located here https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/VisualStudio.gitignore ...
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When I switch back to no-changes branch, VS rebuilds the project. How to track build-files but not push them?
In my repo setup, I have all the build files ignored. So basically I am not interested in tracking all the files that get generated when I build my project, for example *.exe.
In the below scenario, ...
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How to enable .gitignore file in private repository in GitHub with GUI
I can't uploud a project in private repository even I'have .gitignore file(where I made a mistake, because .gitignore doesn't work). Message is that I have more than a hundred files, and simply I can'...
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How to add specific file to .gitignore in Visual Studio solution?
I want add specific file to be not tracking by git. Im using default Visual Studio .gitignore that was generated by Visual Studio while making solution.
Now, i have a file that i dont want to be ...
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Error while i try to commit changes in Git via Visual studio 2017
I`m trying to commit to my DevOps using Git source. for some reason I cannot proceed with the commit phase.
The error:
Git failed with a fatal error.
error: open("FinalWorkFinder/FinalWorkFinder/...
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.gitignore with Visual Studio Solutions containing multiple project folders
I have a c:\git folder where I store all my code.
In this folder is a folder for each application/solution.
Each application/solution can have many projects.
Example folder structure:
c:\git\abc\abc-...
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I've committed folders that I should ignore. How can I start to ignore now?
I've committed time ago many folders that I should had ignored. I mean, the folders .vs (and its content) into every Visual Studio project.
That said, I've many folders/projects with .vs into it, to ...
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Can't get git to ignore App_Data mdf file in VS
I have an App_Data folder in my Visual Studio web project.
I have commmitted a *.mdf to the repository and referenced it in web.config:
<connectionStrings>
<add name="foo" providerName=...
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How to gitignore the files that get generated when you compile in Visual Stuido 2015
I'm currently using the .gitignore file from GitHub but every time I compile my project in Visual Studio I get a bunch of files generated.
These are the files that get generated every time I compile.
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Git abort undergoing merge
I am using git through visual studio to push and pull the code from git repository. A team of three people are at present using the same repository. One of my colleague has accidentally pushed bin and ...
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Visual Studio Ignore .vs
So, I tried making a new project and using BitBucket. I wanted to push my newly created project to the repository. However somehow my .vs and my packages folders got commited as well. I was too late ...
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windows .gitignore is not ignoreing visual studio temporatry files
I can't ignore directory in windows git. I downloaded this file:- https://gist.github.com/kmorcinek/2710267. But still all the time I see as:-
It must not complain any modification under .vs/ ...
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bin - to ignore or not to ignore
Just a quick question because it bugs me. :)
Many .gitignore templates for VS ignore the bin using something like [Bb]in/ and this is understandable if this is the 'output' of a compiled project.
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Git ignore files after renaming in the VisualStudio
I have Visual Studio solution. I renamed 1 file in the solution:
It was CartCreated and now it is BinTypeCreated. After renaming Visual Studio highlights this file as ignored:
Git shows that file ...
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Visual Studio ignores *.jfm entry in the gitIgnore file
I'm having a problem with Visual Studio 2013 locking a .jfm file. I am unable to save project changes to the local git repository when the project is open.
The error looks like this when clicking on ...
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How to remove (not ignore) specific files using .gitignore?
Below is the image of my project structure:
I would like to delete .vs folder, packages folder, .hgignore file and bin and obj directories under Leapfrog.Datafetcher, Leapfrog.Test, and src/...
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Recommended .gitignore file for Visual Studio Xamarin project
Looked around I can't seem to find the recommended template .gitignore file for Visual Studio Xamarin project. I looked here as well https://github.com/github/gitignore
Will the Visual Studio one ...
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Why don't the build result directories start ** in VS .gitignore
There's a standard Visual Studio .gitignore file available here.
It includes this section:
# Build results
[Dd]ebug/
[Dd]ebugPublic/
[Rr]elease/
[Rr]eleases/
x64/
x86/
bld/
[Bb]in/
[Oo]bj/
[Ll]og/
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Un-ignore a specific bin directory
I have a large repository containing many VS dll projects and a couple of web folders. I want to blanket ignore all the bin and obj folders generated by all the those dll projects. However I do not ...
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Git pulls updating Config file instead of ignoring
I have a config file inside my Git project directory (bad i know and changing it) and the file is part of my .gitignore
# User-specific files
*.suo
*.user
*.userosscache
*.sln.docstates
PATH/...
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How to exclude project from .gitignore
I have a Visual Studio solution, inside my solution I created a new project named: MyProject.Log
I committed but saw there is nothing to commit.
Then I opened my .gitignore file and saw a *.log and [...
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Git cannot ignore node_modules in Visual Studio
Here is the scenario, my colleague has already pushed the node_modules folder from his machine to remote repo.
On my machine, I ran the "npm_install" to install all required dependencies. Now, when ...
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Visual Studio 2015 add specific file to Gitignore
I am trying to add a specific config.json file to my gitignore file, but for some reason I can't figure this out!
I have a config file which I do not want to be included in the repo on Git, which it ...
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GIT ignoring files in project/bin/debug folder except few files (Visual Studio Project)
This is how my .gitignore looks like:
# User-specific files
*.userprefs
!*.ini
!*.gitkeep
!*.bat
# Build results
[Bb]in/
[Dd]ebug/
What I want to achieve is to ignore all files in project/bin/...
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How do I need to modify this gitignore file to include a settings-subfolder in the Debug-directory of a VisualStudio project?
I have downloaded a generic .gitignore file for Visual Studio from GitHub (I don't remember where), that I need to modify, but I can't figure out what I am doing wrong. The .gitignore file lies in the ...
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Sonar Lint Ruleset files: Gitignore?
I installed SonarLint and hooked it up to our server in Visual Studio, and when I did git status it showed all these net .ruleset files. Should I put this extension in the .gitignore file or add them ...
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Why is applicationhost.config still being added to source control even thought it's in gitignore
First of all, I've seen .vs\config\applicationhost.config in source control.
We are working in a team and Visual Studio changes some path inside applicationhost.config file. We need to exclude this. ...
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Visual Studio 2015 update 2 - Git is showing me in changes all the bin\debug and obj\debug folder/files , why would it be ignoring the gitignore
I had created a new project on a computer with vs 2015 update 2, I commit and sync to visual studio TFS free online repository. Then I had pulled down a clone onto another computer, and after a few ...
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Visual Studio files included in git commits even when excluded using .gitignore
I have a large VS solution, under Git source control using Atlassian BitBucket.
The .gitignore file contains lines to exclude build results (int the /obj and /bin) directories, but these keep ...
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Ignored file still showing changes
my .gitignore is as follows:
## Ignore Visual Studio temporary files, build results, and
## files generated by popular Visual Studio add-ons.
# Project files
*.sln
*.vcxproj
*.vcxproj.filters
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Gitignore won't ignore .vs folder
We've tried all sorts of explicit and wildcard entries in .gitignore however items in the hidden .vs folder as a part of Visual Studio keep getting committed.
Since those are individual settings for ...
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Git ignore disable for certain file
I have a visual studio project and i add .ignore file for visual studio ignore file from
https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/VisualStudio.gitignore
When i commit file it ignore all dll ...
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.gitignore and web.release.config
I'm trying to remove my web.release.config from my GIT repository, so I removed it from git with git rm and then added it to my .gitignore file.
But as soon as I copy again the file into the project, ...
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Include certain files with extention X only when in folders named Y: Ignore TypeScript generated JavaScript files in git
I inherited code for a project in a zip file and my first step is to try to get it into a SCM system. The code is developed in Visual Studio and utilizes NuGet and TypeScript.
The TypeScript ...
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